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Holding large indoor events risks allowing the average rate of infection to potentially triple, especially in badly ventilated venues, according to research led by senior epidemiologist Adam Kucharski, reports The Mirror.

He has warned the UK could face a second peak if lockdown is lifted too quickly.

Boris Johnson is set to reveal plans for the next phase of lockdown, and how restrictions could be eased, next weekend.

Dr Mike Lonergan, senior author of a study by the Division of Molecular and Clinical Medicine at the University of Dundee, fears Britain won't be able to return to "normal" until a vaccine is found.

Dr Kucharski, the associate professor at the London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine, told the Sunday Times: "As soon as measures are lifted, we risk being back where we started, facing exponential growth.

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Both experts' sets of research will be discussed at the next Scientific Advisory Group for Emergencies (Sage) meeting.

At yesterday's Downing Street briefing, Minister for the Cabinet Michael Gove confirmed 28,446 people have died with coronavirus in the UK - a rise of 315 on the day before, the smallest for weeks. The UK has 186,599 confirmed cases.